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pretty good advice, unless you fancy standing in a line 25 people long in front of a Ventra machine. Earlier in the week, Metra also announced extra service. And, needless to say, anyone who seriously tries to drive downtown will have their Lolla pass

Metra is adding extra service to handle the crowds ..... today, the biggest service hikes will be on Metra's BNSF line, which will have three extra ..... Milwaukee and Union Pacific lines. Check Metra's web site to get specifics. The $10

together in the debate over how to pay for road, bridge and other projects for agencies such as the Chicago Transit Authority and Metra. The existing legislation expires at the end of the month, and few want to call a halt to work in the middle of the summer

collection business, leaving that task to a private vendor better equipped to do the job. Ventra now is usable on Pace, too. And Metra is promising to roll out a new app around Labor Day that will enable Ventra to work on the trains. What's not to like? Success

of economic development holds true for communities close to Metra stations. The CTA's el ridership is at its highest in 50 ..... workforce, the demand for mass transit will be even greater. Metra had its second-highest ridership ever in 2014. In the past

employs almost 90 people in a Naperville office, he said. AIR's search for space was confined to West Loop buildings near Metra stations, Runolfson said. “It's important not to disrupt the commuting arrangement for staff,” he said. “The

auto traffic frequently chokes the streets on and around the island. It can be difficult to connect to expressways, CTA and Metra train stations even though they are nearby. “That's one of the challenges,” Drew says. “The infrastructure has

Arf, arf!! Metra is becoming pet friendly—probably. The ..... expanded. And there will be some rules. But Metra noted in a statement that it acted in response ..... have to hoof it. Above and beyond that, Metra "reserves the right to remove passengers

maintain and improve our railways, we are slashing funding, hurting more than a million commuters who rely on the CTA and Metra every day," he said. That argument didn't persuade other Republicans, notably Chicago-area congressmen Randy Hultgren

for local highway projects, the Chicago Transit Authority and Metra will stagger along. It's a heck of a way to run a railroad. Speaking ..... Frailey's suggestion: Even if government agencies such as Metra don't put up their share, the freight railroads gain by speeding

connected to the terminals by an extension of the airport's rail transit system. It will be located near a station for the Metra commuter line running between Chicago and the northwestern suburbs. The city said Thursday the project should also reduce the

slash funding for Amtrak and local transit operators including Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority. But over in the Senate ..... help aging transit systems, like the CTA and, potentially, Metra. "Transit ridership has increased by 36 percent since 1996

vote by the House Appropriations Committee, would slash a program that has particularly aided the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and other state public-transit operators by 80 percent. Money for "new starts"—the pot the CTA is counting on to fund

one-quarter and one-third of all U.S. freight. UPDATING LEGISLATION Conflict with freight traffic is a major cause of Metra and Amtrak delays. And on an average weekday (see the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's chart on crossing delays

has not risen since 2009, and all fares have been frozen since the cost of weekly and monthly passes went up in 2013. But Metra is in the process of implementing 10 years of fare hikes to fund the purchase of new equipment, and the CTA's closest peer